New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-18
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VISITORS TO THE SCOTTISH YACHT.
THE CREW BEGIN THE WORK OF PUTTING HEX IN
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| THE CREW BEGIN THE WORK OF PUIliNo HEN "
RACING TRIMMER MEAsUREMENIs.
Lying off Tompkinsyille, easily swayn III tio Shsn'
swell the yacht Thistle, devoid OF topmast anu
and with her remaining spars gauDt ana pare,
afternoon still continued to be centre OF -
make q somewha incongruous coinPari'o"' '
Samson shorn Of his locks There were uoinonuou po
,n,io,es IN those graceful lines and that towering
roainmast but to developed there was heeu vi 'o
, ng snars and the great spread of white canvas
when the Thistle is ready the work for which she mas
come over appearance will be greatly changeu anu
improved almost beyond recognition 10 enect this
change all her crew began work early yesterday morning
and had hard day it The short topmast and Do"spr
we're taken down. dumped overheard towed ashore anu
stored in the shed OF the old ferry landing The deck
was and the odds and ends that Uttered IL re-
moved or arranged in an orderly manner lneh ue
tachment the went ashore and began tne "o'A
OF getting the racing spars aboard Inc topmast anu
bowsprit were taken from the ferry sned ana to"eo
acros. and first the topmast and then the bowspr eacn
swathed in protecting suit OF canvas were
hoisted TO the deck.
There was picturesque diversity OF UNIFORM AIMING
the crew Some white duck with straw hats o'n-
ers were clad in round bonnets blue trousers ana due
JERSEYS or guernseys," they call them with req
thistle worked the breast Still others wore tue
guernsey suit with cowls coored In red anu o'anHo
sripe. The cows arc racing caps and VIII DC worn
in the great contest. No flag was hying iro" 'ne
Thistle simply because there was no pi"co "
fly flag FROM Till the short topmast was Ia Ken ava!
the flag of the commodore of the Royal Clyde facht oo
"A poston presently occupied by Mr.. Bell-hut'ereo
from the peak. -
While the men were busy getting things shipshape'
Captsn Barr had his hands full with receiving ana en-
PERTAINING accredited visitors and turning away PoP
who had no right to come on board. Young MI Ni"iN
and his brother we're among the first TO call on captain
Barr and see his famous craft Commodore bato""n
steam yacht the Meteor. mp with her owner anu
marty Of friends and the lively little naphtha boat was
let down and conveyed them to the Scotch cutter D. f.
Plumlner Ed" Green, Howell sanderson' ana he8i'
maid Franckyn all said how dye do to captain barr'
and W j. Oliphant F. NJ Cronisc and f. 5. Chapn also
cbatt.d with him and admired the Dulld OF
his racer But It was noticeable that none OF them
said Good luck to you !" Before the Meteor
departed the tug Heath with party OF scotchmen on
board came along with the strains OF " Aud Lang SShe
emerging at intervals from amid the overpowerns
shrieking of her whistle and the voceros cheer
ing of her passengers. The Thises sailor addies crOW
ed to side and returned cheer Tor cheeT men e
Meteor joined in and SCI her whistle agons anu m o de-
sultant combination can be better lmagihcu IMAM uc
Anotber little incident Of the afternoon the
ing of tbs outward bound British Alvo. OF Liverpool
Her and passengers recognized Tue lhlsIe; tnu
hats and handkerchefs were waved. and loud cheers
given which met with responsive shouts Oh " Scotahu
for ever l" from the yacht 49,, ,,. pn
Close by the Thistle lies the Cytherea the pucky Eng
lsh-buiIt yacht that has made more than one ocean
crossing W. A. Stewart her owner was one OF Uaptan
called {" Neely Lee" in whose skilled hands she
weathered a gale I'm the stormy Bay OF Biscay j. NAL
colin Forbes who the Purii an made caIeu sur
voy of the arrival and tried 10 guess the sLe vi
her racing spars. Richard HENDERSON, OF hchuelsoh
Brothers also visited the yacht with friend
The Tompknsville boatmeE piled busly all uy 70 anu
the anchored yacht, with parties OF siEusecis'
some of these made desperate efforts 10 get on ooalu
and one brazen couple we're actually successful. a
gentleuan .with Dundreary whiSkers, an ar OF cAm
Confidence and rosy cheeks came alongside IN rOWO0a
A meek quiet friend SAL beside him. Dnndreary asker
il be could get board. o. old Scotchman Iro
Douglas Isle OF Man." he said insinuaungy II uhbeo
Cant come aboard without order" said the cap
tain. .,--- -. r,.,,,o, ,-o,l5
Ia recommendation enough pursued the Wohln-pe
hoarder and while the captain turned 10 speak 10
friend he quietly climbed upstairs and on deck Inc
meek Young man, his companion followed uhuer inc
sh adow of his res. Then Dundreary tapped tapt.h
Barr on the elbow, grasped his hand shnok anu MIp,hg
tear from the OF his went below before inc
osfonIshed commander mad recovered from ms surprise
10 the passengers the staten Island ierryals ,he
Thistle which could be plainly seen In the mddIe us
tance was an object OF much attention ana comment
The steamer, Columbia and Grand Republic on lhoir
trina 10 Rockaway, well as the Iron COney lSahI
went their regular courses AM over near
Tho staten .l.nd and sailed 10y the stranger AT
halt sneed salutng with their whistles Altogether
there s more stir around Iompkinsvie than theie mas
been for many day. 49,, A.. t. r,,osaav
next She will not go the dry-dock TIL MI ben ar
rtves Her able navigator. Captain Kerr, was much ch
ercised Yesterday the calculations VISITORS "cre
Inc gard the OF the racing spars ana the nes
nremants of the Yacht in general His hearty laugh
seemed to Indicate that all the conectres eue WIZ
.'ewav on" The following table l.. however, piety
near the mark and the corresponding hgures lot lhs
Volunteer May1Ower. Galatea, PrlsclIa Atahuc' uii
tan aud Genesta are given for comparisons